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Enhanced recovery comes to America
The results from the Euro method was uniformly shorter stays, lower costs, fewer complications, happier patients and happier doctors. But here in America? The idea wasn’t taking off very quickly.
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CMS finalizes two-midnight rule
The changes in the OPPS are supposed to give physicians more flexibility to determine which patients might be considered an inpatient, even if they don’t stay over two midnights.
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Is CMS penalizing top performers?
New insight into higher quality care, better outcomes, and improved patient safety
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Coping with unexpected risks in SBER studies
Social, behavioral, and educational research studies can sometimes reveal risks that are unanticipated and unimagined. Handling informed consent for these studies requires an IRB and research team to be flexible and able to adjust quickly as issues arise.
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Training research participants to become research assistants
One emerging trend in social-behavioral research studies involves the use of peer researchers to better engage a particular community or vulnerable population.
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Can IC be improved in Phase I cancer trials?
An interesting thing happened when researchers asked parents of children involved in Phase I oncology studies about their experiences with informed consent: Parents had a lot to say.
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IRBs have improved polices regarding COIs, but some problems remain
A new study examined the nature and consequences of relationships between industry and IRB members in the years between 2005 and 2014, finding both good news and not-so-great news.
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21st Century Cures Act Raises Subjects Protection Concerns
One short clause in a proposed health bill might unravel decades of efforts toward improving human research protection.
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Never events usually are traced to multiple human factors, not just a root cause
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have confirmed that most never events can be traced back to multiple human factors rather than just one root cause.
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Choose your words carefully
Some commonly used medical terms may mislead patients and family members, leading to misunderstandings about prognosis.